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Topic: Moon Phases

GRADES: Kindergarten

STANDARDS:

K.ESS.2 Describe and compare objects seen in the night and day sky, observing that the sun and moon move across the sky.

Learning Objective: Students will be able to identify and label the phases of the moon.

Materials needed:

Main Book:

Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen

Supplemental Books:

Many Moons, by James Thurber

The Moon Book, by Gail Gibbons

Faces of the Moon, by Bob Crelin

K.W.L. Chart

Paper Plate Moon Phases

Oreos (Make sure you have enough Oreos for each child to have 10. 8 Oreos for the project, 1 if they need to make a correction, 1 to eat.)

Plastic knives to scrape the icing on the Oreos.

Oreo Moons Printable (It can be the one shown below or another one found online. There are many resources available with a similar handout.)

Moon Phases Assessment (Found on TeachersPayTeachers for free.)

Time needed: 60 minutes (Allow for additional preparation time before lesson.)

Engage:

Create a K.W.L. Chart (in paper form or on a Smartboard) with students.

K – Have students describe what they already know about the moon.

W – Ask students what they would like to learn about the moon or questions they have.

Read Owl Moon aloud. Allow for questions, connections and ideas to be discussed during the reading. Refer back to the K.W.L. chart throughout to see if questions were answered or add to the last column, “What We Have Learned.”

Discuss the phases of the moon, using a paper plate example up on the board. This allows students to see a physical representation and will assist them in the exploration activity.

Explore:

Armed with the knowledge of the reading (and any additional books), students will have the opportunity to create the phases of the moon with the provided supplies.

Leave the paper plate phases of the moon up on the board so that students may have a large visual to assist them.

Was it difficult to create the phases? What would have made it easier?

What is their favorite moon phase?

If they were to create this again, what materials would they like to use next time?

Pair

Pair students up with a partner and have them complete the, “Phases of the MOon,” handout together to assess comprehension and ability to work with a partner.

Share

Complete the, “What We Learned,” column of the K.W.L. chart as a group.

Expand:

Have students track the different phases of the moon at home, for an entire month. Each night students can color in the picture of the moon based on how they see it. At the end of each week, bring the moon logs to group time to discuss the student’s current findings!

Topic: Parts of a Tree

Grades: K, 1, 2

Standards:

K.LS.1 Describe and compare the growth and development of common living plants and animals.

K.LS.2 Describe and compare the physical features of common living plants and animals.

K.LS.3 Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive).

Learning Objective: Students will be able to identify and label parts of a tree.

Materials needed:

Main Book:

A Tree is Nice, by Janice May Udry

Supplemental Books:

A Tree is a Plant, by Clyde Robert Bulla

From Seed to Plant, by Gail Gibbons

A Grand Old Tree, by Mary Newell DePalma

K.W.L. Chart

Tree Review Handout

20+ Toilet Paper Tubes (enough for each student to have one)

Scissors for each student

Cardboard (a cereal box) or Card stock

100+ Cotton Balls (each student should have at least 5)

Green Food Coloring or Green Liquid Water Color

Plastic Cups (to put the food coloring or liquid water color in)

Paintbrushes for each student

Masking Tape

Glue

Twine or Brown Yarn

Time needed: 30-45 minutes (Allow for additional preparation time before lesson.)

Engage:

Create a K.W.L. Chart (in paper form or on a Smartboard) with students.

K – Have students describe what they already know about trees.

W – Ask students what they would like to learn about trees or questions they have.

Read A Tree is Nice aloud. Allow for questions, connections and ideas to be discussed during the reading. Refer back to the K.W.L. chart throughout to see if questions were answered or add to the last column, “What We Have Learned.”

Based off of what was read and discussed, have students fill in, “The Parts of a Tree,” on the board.

Explore:

Armed with the knowledge of the reading (and any additional books), students will have the opportunity to create a tree of their own with the supplies provided.

An example of the tree can be provided (steps shown below) or students can be given the materials and freedom to create their own version of a tree.

Their tree must show: leaves, branches, trunk, and roots in some fashion.

Explain:

Think

Encourage students to analyze their tree.

What parts of the tree did they include?

Why are those parts important?

Do they know of other plants that are similar to trees and how they grow?

If they were to create this again, what materials would they like to use next time?

Pair

Pair students up with a partner and have them complete the, “Parts of a Tree,” handout together to assess comprehension and ability to work with a partner.

Share

Complete the, “What We Learned,” column of the K.W.L. chart as a group.

Expand:

Explore the parts of a tree in detail with some of the following activities:

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Steve is an electrician who dives for buried treasure in the alley behind his building. Steve, along with three other kids from the apartment building, form the diving team. They help Steve find treasures and turn an old blender into a lamp and an old lamp into a table. One day, Steve gets hurt diving for treasure, and the rest of the team go door to door collecting other’s useful junk. Instead of diving through trash, they build a wheelchair for Steve!

Lisa’s homework assignment is to measure something. It can be anything, so Lisa decides to measure her dog, Penny! Lisa and Penny go to the dog park, where they can measure Penny and compare the measurements to the other dogs. Penny’s nose is 1 inch long and a Shetland Sheepdog’s nose is 4 inches. Penny’s tail is 1 dog biscuit long and a Greyhound’s tail is 10 dog biscuits long! After they finish at the park, Lisa and her dad make dog biscuits, being careful to measure out every ingredient. In the end, she measures the value of having Penny at 1 million dollars!

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Moles use their noses to find their way underground. Jackrabbits use their ears to keep cool. Mountain goats use their feet to jump from ledge to ledge. Monkeys use their tails to hang from trees. Explore how different animals use their noses, ears, tails, eyes, mouths, and feet in different ways. See if you can guess which animal the part belongs to and how that animal uses it before turning the page!

Ada Byron, daughter of poet Lord Byron, dreamed of being able to fly. She studied the anatomy of birds and designed wings. However, her imagination worried her mother who was concerned she would become too much like her father. Her mother decided to give her a world-class scientific education, but her imagination was not harmed in the least. Ava later met Charles Babbage who was working on a calculating machine and wanted Ava to work with him. Before Ava could start a profession, she was married to William, Earl of Lovelace, and she became Ava Lovelace. Years later, Ava and Babbage began working on the Analytical Machine, the first all-purpose digital computer. Ava needed to explain to people how the machine would be able to read the symbols and rules the user wanted it to. Ava’s demonstration on how to code the numbers became the first computer program ever published.

Betty’s bakery has been burgled and the Gumshoe Zoo is on the case. The counters and cupboards were completely cleared of carrot cake, cornbread, and crackers. Will they find the fully fed, fiendish foe? Join the Gumshoe Zoo on this alliteration adventure.

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